Chair-seat.



.I. H. WETTENGEL, JR. CHAIR SEAT- APPLICATION FILED DEC. I6. 1913.

1,147,287 Patented July 20, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANOflR-APH (IO-,WASHINGTON. D- C.

JOHN H. WETTENGEL, JR., OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

CHAIR-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1915.

Application filed December 16, 1913. Serial No. 807,148.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. WETTENGEL, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Chair-Seats, of whichthe following is a specification.

The invention relates to chairs, and more particularly to seatstherefor, and has for an object to provide a seat for chairs or otherarticles of furniture and which can be cheaply manufactured and readilyand quickly applied to the furniture.

The invention contemplates, among other features, the provision of aseat for chairs or other furniture and which seat can be either round,rectangular, elliptical or any other desired shape, the seat being soarranged and consisting of parts which can be readily attached togetherand applied to the chair to form a strong and substantial seat whichwill present a neat and effective appearance.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in allthe views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a chair showing my seatapplied thereto; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the rim; Fig. 3 is avertical sectional view showing the manner of applying the seat body tothe rim; and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view showing the rim afterthe same has been bent to secure the seat body thereto.

Referring more particularly to the views, I disclose a rim 10 and whichin this instance is of a circular nature and is preferably made ofstamped metal, the said rim being so formed and constructed as toprovide a depression 11 bounded by side walls 12 and 13, the first ofwhich I will term the inner side wall and the latter the outer sidewall. The inner and outer side walls 12 and 13 are provided withvertical cuts 14 so that the material from which the rim 10 is formedwill permit of readily bendingthe side walls 12 and 13, as will behereinafter more fully disclosed.

Aseat body 15 of cane or the like is adapted to be placed upon the rim10 and the edge 16 of the seat body 15 is pressed into the depression11, it being understood that the seat body has been preferably cut to asize corresponding to the size of the rim 10 so that when the seat bodyis placed upon the rim its edge will be in a position to be pressed intothe depression as mentioned. When this has been accomplished the outerside wall 13 is pressed tight against the edge of the rim reposing inthe depression and the inner and outer side walls with the edge of therim therebetween are then bent down wardly and inwardly to lie against aflange 17 forming a part of the rim 10, as shown in Fig. 4.

The rim 10, having the seat body 15 rigidly attached thereto asmentioned, is now placed upon a chair 18 and when properly positionedthereon suitable upholstering nails 19 are hammeredor otherwise forcedthrough the flange 17, the inner and outer side walls 12 and 13 and theedge 16 of the seat body 15., thus rigidly securing the rim and seatbody to the chair and also aiding in further securing the seat body tothe rim. When the said body has been applied to the rim and the edge orinner and outer side walls of the rim have been bent upon the body ofthe rim as mentioned, it will be apparent that any slack'in the seatbody will be taken up by the bending operation so that the seat bodywill be tight and free from creases or wrinkles.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the devicedescribed is of a simple character, consists. of few parts and can becheaply manufactured.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A chair seat comprising a seat body mounted on an integral circularframe consisting of a plurality of thicknesses bent one upon the other,the seat body extending over the upper surface of the frame and havingits edge bent downwardly and inwardly and secured between adjacentthicknesses of'the frame, the upper surface and edge of the seat beingthus free from any metallic parts projecting beyond the seat body.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. WETTENGEL, JR. Witnesses: Y

JOHN WETTENGEL, WALTER E. YOUNG.

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